As hospitals and health systems continue to face economic challenges, reducing HO-CDI is a critical opportunity to drive down costs while improving the lives of patients.
In the new study, “Mitigating hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile: The impact of an optimized environmental hygiene program in eight hospitals,” researchers achieved a sustained 50% decrease in HO-CDIs across eight hospitals.
Unlike previous studies that have attempted to mitigate C. diff spread and infection, this was the first-ever controlled study of a single type of intervention—in this case, optimized environmental hygiene—to decrease endemic transmission of C. diff.
We’ll dive into the results of the study and explore the critical role environmental hygiene has in reducing HO-CDIs.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the scope of the problem and why traditional approaches to limiting the spread of C. diff in the healthcare environment fail
Discuss new insight on the role asymptomatic carriers plays in the transmission of healthcare-onset C. diff infection
List the critical elements of effective mitigation of hospital-onset C. diff infection
Describe key factors for change management and implementation of an environmental hygiene program
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